[ILUG] I found this quite amuzing.... and a query

[Niall O Broin]

On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 09:36:45AM +0100, Wynne, Conor wrote:
 
> Also, can anyone of your megageeks recommend a PDA with FULL linux support.
> I do not wan't to buy an IPAQ as they come bundled with Wince, and I refuse
> point blank to give MS another penny - even if they are cool. All I wan't is

The iPAQ is very nice and you can probably get a deal on it, which would be
good as it's expensive. Also, according to Liam Bedford, who's the only
person I know with enough spare change to own such a cute toy :-) you won't
be giving MS a penny because they give WinCE to Q free for the iPAQ as part
of their attempt to buy the PDA market too.

> to be able to read mail and surf DA net on the move over wireless techno
> stuff. Therefore it must suport Wireless LAN and WAP stuff, if it sings and
> dances and makes a cuppa thats fine but not a pre-requisite.

Your chances of doing that in this country are about zip, unless you use a
mobile phone in conjunction with the iPAQ. There are no providers of
wireless internet connectivity here for such devices, unlike in the U.S.
There is a GSM module for the Handspring Visor (a PalmOS device) but it's
not yet approved in this country, and I somehow doubt that anyone will
bother doing so - too small a market.


Regards,



Niall